The Case For Good Taste In Children's Books Analysis

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Critical Analysis for “The Case for Good Taste in Children’s books.” Meghan Cox Gurdon, the author of “The Case for Good Taste in Children’s Books,” is a children’s book critic for the Wall Street Journal along with several other publications. She talks about how the books that are aimed for young adults in their fictitious novels are detailed in unpleasant ways that may be unsuitable for young readers that are impressionable. Though some agree that books should not be so disturbingly graphic, Gurdon contradicts herself by supporting certain classics and also commits fallacies such as hasty generalization and inappropriate appeals. First, Gurdon points out classics like Beowulf and Hansel and Gretel and she acknowledges these stories are

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